Physio Foundations

Develop your clinical reasoning and patient outcomes will follow - with Mat Prior, physiotherapist

07 Mar 2022

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This week on Physio Foundations I spoke to Mat Prior, sports and exercise physiotherapist and lecturer at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, about the pathway from student to practitioner and then physiotherapy educator. We spoke about the foundational knowledge and skills that Mat uses as a sports physiotherapist and the values instils in his students as a physio educator. This episode has has great tips for practitioners and physio students. Please let Mat and I know what you think and join the conversation in the YouTube comments or via social media @PerratonPhysio. In this episode: 0:00 Welcome and introduction to Mat 3:00 Mat’s story – how he became interested in being a physio 4:30 Straight into private practice, or take a rotating role? 5:45 You don’t learn everything at university 7:00 How do you balance clinical work and teaching? 8:00 Never read the comments... Physiotherapy is broader than your special interest area 10:45 Develop good processes for your assessment and treatment and patient outcomes will follow 13:03 The learning zone and the performance zone 14:03 Traffic light system for clinical decisions 15:12 What are the most important foundational knowledge and skills for a physio? 15:45 Communication, yes, but also, clinical reasoning 16:20 Have a clear reason for why you do your assessments and treatments 17:30 Know your clinical patterns 20:50 Why now? A great question to consider with your diagnostic reasoning and history taking 23:18 Running and helping runners with injuries Find out more about Mat here: https://www.flinders.edu.au/people/mat.prior You can find a video version of this podcast on the Perraton Physio YouTube channel For a list of episodes, transcripts and associated blogs, visit perraton.physio/physiofoundations Find the follow or subscribe button on your podcast app. Follow @PerratonPhysio on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Linked In. Share this episode and tag me in @lukeperraton Do you have a topic you would like me to cover on the podcast? Email me: [email protected] Always seek the guidance of a qualified health professional with any questions you may have regarding your health or a medical condition

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Develop your clinical reasoning and patient outcomes will follow - with Mat Prior, physiotherapist

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13:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

10:00H | 21 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

12:00H | 20 DIC 2025 | Fin de Semana

2ª PARTE | 06 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 22 ENE 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

3ª PARTE | 04 MAR 2026 | EL PARTIDAZO DE COPE

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